PRESS

"His latest album, Bowl of Plums, alternates from twangy ("Thommy") to explosive ("My Lucky Stars, Part 2") to hymn-like ("I Like Your Size") with ease. Seretan likens the record to "a still life with dried flowers." The arpeggios and song structures are intricate, but the emotional heft is not."

"“You Took My Blues Away” with every bent note is reaching up towards the sky to find a solution before it all falls into a night of running and searching for the meaning in all that silence,–we’re just there for the ride.”

"One of the first things I noticed upon listening to the flowery music of Ben Seretan: how transformative his lyrics are. Ben is gifted with that rare talent that only a handful of artists possess; he is able to write delicate, psychedelic words that transform you from whatever place you are currently in, to a space of sunshine, wildflowers, and sweet tea. His music is timeless."

"Sometimes, there are artists that come and go, and sometimes there are ones that really blow you away, reminding you why you listen in the first place. Ben Seretan is, without a doubt, in the latter camp. The artistry on here is brilliant, and Seretan’s guitar chops are incredible. The guitar lines flow almost effortlessly, ebbing and flowing, coming and going."

"The fact is that the music of Ben Seretan seems to arise without a trace and without limits. Breathes an extended light, and you will find yourself in, no direction but not lost, you let yourself lull, fit the pulse of your heart to its modulations." (translated)

"Here we get the first real glimpse at the truth at the heart of the record, a naked sincerity which forgoes being hip or clever or cool in an attempt to communicate openly and truthfully and connect with the listener."

"He easily comes across as an adept axe-handler, incorporating equal portions of shred, drone, and weirdness into the mix, but it’s his ability to drizzle in elusive pop elements and hook-laden sections that keeps me coming back for more."The Key

"Welcome to the cosmos, Ben Seretan will be your guide. With guitar in hand and a floor full of effect pedals, Seretan brandishes his instrument like a weapon against the dark forces of negativity."Folkadelphia Presents

"…in all ways a religious experience, like meditating in a monastery or participating in a sweat lodge…What the audience received in this communion was calm, focused musicianship that centered the listener inward and let us urban dwellers escape the modern noise…Noisy spiritual comfort music for a noisy modern world."Paper Swan

"Sere­tan tends to write hyp­notic drone-based com­po­si­tions that delib­er­ately hijack the listener’s space-time con­tin­uum…Seretan’s music devel­ops on a geo­log­i­cal timescale. Like con­ti­nen­tal drift, the evo­lu­tion is too grad­ual to notice in the moment but, from afar, the impli­ca­tions are pro­found and irre­versible. You may strug­gle and fail to make sense of what you hear, but you’ll prob­a­bly stum­ble across a moment of zen in the process."Ampeater Review

"The five tracks cascade through all the elements that have become singular and familiar about Ben’s music - tender firm guitar playing, fervent vocals, immersive drones, floating words - crystallizing into a wholly new world, a “new space”, you’ll want to spend some time navigating, then eventually rest inside."Badlands PDX

"Seretan is a veritable guitar hero…with a voice like a youthful, full-ranged Black Francis." Wesleying

"I realized he was one of the best guitarists (by best I mean most transcendent--most able to supersede the material of music and tap into some sort of usually intangible emotional stratosphere)"

"I can say that I trust Ben with every decision he makes. He can take material for a song that, in the hands of a traditional songwriter, would yield a 3 minute piece, but he can take it and play with it for 20 minutes without it feeling dull."